to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
verbalizing; putting into words
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to feel inferior; to feel small
to comfort; to console; to amuse
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
several times; once or twice
stepping back; drawing back
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
out of season; unseasonal
riparian works; flood-control works
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
long ago; previous; of a former age
water damage; flood disaster
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality